EARTHKEEPING NEWS A NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHRISTIANITY AND ECOLOGY Volume Thirteen, Number One Winter 2004 Resources The Botany of Desire By Michael Pollan. A serious book in a whimsical format. Four stories of the genetic manipulation of plant species, told by a master story-teller, putting forth an unorthodox version of the relationship between humankind and the plant world. Stories of the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato, told from an unexpected viewpoint. Reviewed by Rev. Bob Ford, People's Church, Chicago IL. From Lava to Life: The Universe Tells Our Earth Story By Jennifer Morgan. This is book two in Jennifer Morgan's projected trilogy of the Universe telling its and our story. Book One, Born With a Bang: The Universe Tells Our Cosmic Story, received the Teacher's Choice Award for 2003. In From Lava to Life, the Universe tells the story of Earth, and how Earth triumphs over crises to become bacteria . . . jellyfish . . . flowers . . . dinosaurs! It is available through the Genesis Farm Resource Centre for $20 (hardcover) or $10 (paperback) plus $2 shipping/ handling; Genesis Farm, 41A Silver Lake Rd., Blairstown NJ 07825; (908) 362-6735. Toxic Sludge is Good For You By John Stauber & Sheldon Rampton, Common Courage Press 1995. We need to ask ourselves: Will I agree to "eat" hazardous waste and feed it to my family? Am I willing to go along and leave a degraded planet to the future? What other animals would willingly feed their children food grown with toxic, dangerous residue? Home     Table of Contents